In the past, Zhenfei had no problems and had never revealed any flaws.

But his father's recent attitude and physical condition made Yan Jiyou think more and doubt more.

Yan Jiyou instructed Yun Lei on some matters and asked him to do it.

……

Soon, Jiang Zhinian learned that Su Peipei was going to be executed in seven days.

Jiang Zhinian frowned when he heard the news outside, "Where is Murong Chuan?"

Lian Qiao shook her head and said, "Murong Chuan is fine. I heard from people outside that the emperor only ordered the Ministry of Justice to lock up Murong Chuan and didn't punish him."

"I also heard that when the censor impeached Murong Chuan, several officials refuted it, saying that Murong Chuan was innocent and that everything was done by Su Peipei."

"However, Murong Chuan was stripped of his title, and the title of Yongping Marquis Mansion was taken back."

Jiang Zhinian heard these words and instinctively felt that something was wrong.

"How could the emperor let Murong Chuan go so easily?"

"Why should we let Murong Chuan go?"

"No reason."

Lian Qiao shook her head and said, "I don't know either."

"That's what everyone outside says."

Jiang Zhinian thought about it for a whole day and decided to pass the message to the neighbors and gave a letter to Yan Jiyou.

If this letter falls into the hands of others, no one will be able to understand it, so Jiang Zhinian doesn't have to worry about anything.

She and Yan Jiyou had a special way of passing messages, and the contents of the letter had to be soaked in special potions before the words could appear.

Jiang Zhinian expressed his doubts.

She suspected that there was someone helping Murong Chuan behind the scenes, or that some news had reached the emperor, so someone instigated the emperor to let Murong Chuan go.

The letter soon reached the prince.

Yan Jiyou soaked it in the potion that Jiang Zhinian had given him before, and the handwriting in the letter became visible.

After Yan Jiyou finished reading it, his expression changed slightly. Jiang Zhinian's suspicion was the same as his.

However, Jiang Zhinian didn't understand the situation in the harem, so he didn't know that this matter might be related to Concubine Zhen.

If Concubine Zhen wants to save Murong Chuan, it is very likely that she will expose her ulterior motives.

This means that Zhenfei would rather expose herself than save Murong Chuan, which shows that Murong Chuan is a very important person.

But the information obtained during the interrogation was that Murong Chuan knew nothing.

He once didn't even know his own background.

When Su Peipei was interrogated, he said that he was brought back home by a nanny who was with him at the time, but that nanny had already died.

So the clue was cut off and no one knew Murong Chuan's true background.

……

After dinner, Jiang Zhinian read in the study.

She collected a lot of books about southern Xinjiang and previous dynasties, and carefully studied every sentence and every content in them.

Although there are relatively few records, we can always identify the problems through careful analysis.

Study these in combination with the information obtained from Murong Chuan and Su Peipei.

Just when Jiang Zhinian was concentrating, he suddenly heard a beautiful flute sound.

She opened the window and saw Yan Jiyou outside the door.

Jiang Zhinian's eyes lit up instantly, and he felt very surprised.

She walked out of the house directly, "Your Highness, is that you?"

Yan Jiyou put down the flute, looked at her with a gentle smile and said, "Yes, it's me."

"Didn't I tell you to just call me by my name in private?"

Jiang Zhinian's heart was moved.

She thought about it in her mind, and her heart couldn't help but move.

I just think his name is so nice.

But her reason made her understand that she had to keep her distance and she couldn't bring any trouble to Yan Jiyou.

"Your Highness, that is not in accordance with etiquette."

As Yan Jiyou listened to these words, a hint of melancholy seemed to shroud his whole body.

Jiang Zhinian also felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward at the moment, so she whispered, "Your Highness, have you had dinner?"

"Why don't you come in and sit for a while."

"it is good."

Yan Jiyou entered the study.

This was Yan Jiyou's first time to come to this courtyard, and also his first time to enter Jiang Zhinian's study.

The study is not big, but every shelf is filled with books.

The books are organized into categories, making them easy to see at a glance.

There are also writing brushes, inkstones, paper and a teapot on the desk.

It can be seen that she likes to read books while drinking tea.

The desk was very large. Yan Jiyou sat down opposite it and Jiang Zhinian poured him some tea.

"Your Highness, have you seen the letter I sent you?"

"Yes, I saw it. I was afraid you would be worried, so I came to tell you."

Jiang Zhinian's mind moved. The more he interacted with Yan Jiyou, the more he felt something in his heart.

That is, no matter what she said or did, as long as Yan Jiyou knew about it, there would be a response.

It feels really good to be taken seriously.

But Jiang Zhinian didn't dare to think too deeply about it.

"Well, actually I'm just worried that I might miss a step."

"I'd like to trouble you to come here in person."

Yan Jiyou said gently: "It's not a problem."

Nothing matters more than her.

"And your suspicion is correct. I also suspect Concubine Zhen in the harem."

"She has been in contact with the emperor more often these days."

"I had previously told my father about Murong Chuan's situation. My father was very angry at the time and was planning to punish Murong Chuan."

"In his opinion, this is deceiving the emperor and is a crime that cannot be punished."

"But it's impossible for him to bring this up himself, so the censor will have to bring it up at an appropriate time, and then he will be punished."

"But today in the court, Father did not want to punish Murong Chuan, which was equivalent to protecting him. This is not Father's style."

After Jiang Zhinian heard this, he understood, "So you suspect Concubine Zhen?"

"Not bad!"

Jiang Zhinian's expression changed, and she thought carefully about her previous life.

In her previous life, she knew very little about court affairs, and she learned a lot of information through Murong Chuan.

But she remembered that in the previous life, Concubine Zhen had always been by the emperor's side.

Many princes openly tried to win over Concubine Zhen, but to no avail.

The emperor doted on her, and the princes in the court were fighting fiercely for her.

At that time, the prince was in poor health and was framed by the fourth prince, so the emperor ordered him to be imprisoned in a separate courtyard.

In fact, she knew that Yan Jiyou was in poor health at that time and was powerless to do some things.

He can relax other people's vigilance in the villa and take care of his health at the same time.

In secret, he was actually keeping a low profile and rebuilding his power.

When Zhen Fei was alive, she remembered that the Fourth Prince was highly valued by the Emperor and gradually gained power.

Could it be that the Fourth Prince was collaborating with Concubine Zhen?

Jiang Zhinian said solemnly: "I think there might really be something wrong with Concubine Zhen."

"Will she cooperate with the Fourth Prince?"

"Or could it be that he is also a spy?"

"If this Concubine Zhen is a spy, then someone has specially trained her and sent her to the palace. Will she specifically target you?"

"You must know that you are the hope of Yan State."

"How is it possible that someone really looks so much like the late queen?"

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